“His early career with his hometown paper reminds us that newspapers were a natural monopoly in most places, and bad ones could flourish as easily as good ones.”
Jaron Lanier says the web's culture of free is poised to cause damage to the middle class economy. nie.mn/16OnxtH 
Articles tagged Nieman Reports (52)
March 22, 2013
March 21, 2013
“Design is about people and life. It thrives on change and, as such, it is in continuous mutation.”
March 20, 2013
“Once you relate to something, chances are you are going to be interested and engaged.”
March 19, 2013
“If you rely only on user reviews to make your purchases, you’re on your own to figure out how to synthesize dozens of discordant comments. Does one super-negative review annul numerous glowing squibs? Do 10 positive reviews mean a product is likely worth buying?”
March 18, 2013
“But in conceiving of criticism as a value system for what is ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ worthy or unworthy, there is another, implicit shape ‘criticism’ can take — a celebration of the good by systematic omission of the bad.”
February 20, 2013
“Aaron was, in a sense, the spiritual heir to the crusading editor. How do we encourage more nerds to be like Aaron?”
July 18, 2012
Opportunities to debunk or verify abound, and the price for inaccuracy has never been higher, Craig Silverman argues.
July 17, 2012
Incoming New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan shares lessons learned in her controversial handling of a high-profile crime story.
March 21, 2012
The spring 2012 issue of Nieman Reports asks newsroom veterans to critique their industry — and themselves.
December 16, 2011
Owni “doesn’t carry advertisements and publishes all of its content under a Creative Commons license. Selling products — including e-books — is its big bet.”
December 15, 2011
“The digital book project is a way of ensuring that these tips and anecdotes and character insights don’t get pushed aside, and instead are developed and given to readers in a format that puts them in the best light.”
December 14, 2011
“Our idea was to create a new way for writers to be able to tell stories at what had always been considered a financially awkward length.”
December 13, 2011
“…I liked the idea of being part of something new and something that attempts to reinvigorate the field of long-form journalism by re-engineering the business model that pays for it.”
September 22, 2011
Do minority journalists face a different standard for reporting on race than their white colleagues?
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